Pirates of the Caribbean is an adventure spanning five films featuring the mischievous hard-luck pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow. The film series follows Jack's misadventures in pirating with an excellent set of interesting supporting characters like Captain Barbossa, Elizabeth Swann, and Will Turner. Johnny Depp leads the fantastic cast including Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightly.
The film franchise is based on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride featured in the Disneyland and Disney World theme parks. Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the most popular attractions in the parks. The film franchise has been such an international success that elements from the films were added to the rides to tie them together.
The Pirates of the Caribbean films are an exciting look at piracy in the British Empire and how it dealt with piracy in the colonies and provincial governments in the Caribbean. The Pirates of the Caribbean film series also leans heavily on folklore to tell the story of Jack Sparrow. The tales used range from cursed gold, the sea goddess Calypso, the Fountain of Youth, and the feared Davy Jones aboard the Flying Dutchman with his pet Kraken.
Pirates of the Caribbean features enough action, adventure, and comedy to bring a smile to any pirate's face.
